GRUNTS: Steve Cruz and Max Schutler Shine in Two-Way

Team Raging Stallion went on the offensive last night, filming a stunning scene between RSS discovery Max Schutler and exclusive bottom boy Steve Cruz. Both guys were really into each other, so hard-ons were not a problem. In fact, these guys had rock hard dicks for almost five hours!Both Max and Steve were anxious to work together--they have been hanging out here at the camp all week. Filming the two was a pleasure--Max is as perfectly proportioned as an Olympic gymnast, silky skin tightly pulled over lean, ripped muscles. Steve, quite the opposite, was chestnut brown, hairy and hungry for sex. The chemistry was strong, but the visual even stronger! I went to bed early leaving Ben Leon to direct the scene, but the last thing I saw was a Bud Light beer bottle going up Steve's hairy ass!
Tonight we will be shooting Jake Deckard, Trey Casteel, and Ricky Sinz in a three way that will probably be one of the finest scenes of this long shoot. Two sergeants plowing away at a muscular private. I can't wait to get to the set!
One of the great things about shooting GRUNTS has been the team spirit that each of the guys has shown--day after day of demanding B-Roll, multiple nights of shooting, harsh conditions, and being away from home. All of the men on this shoot have given 200% and I, as a director, am greatly appreciative of their willingness to go the extra mile to make GRUNTS into one of the most amazing projects of the year. Thank you, men! Only four days left for shooting, then we pack up and ship out!

It has really been interesting hearing the stories of the military men--Brodie Sinclair told me about one time he went AWOL and ended up in a military prison in Kuwait. One of the untold stories of the war is the fact that our guys are so turned into fighting machines that they also turn on each other. Brodie was in jail with guys who had killed their fellow soldiers. They don't report that shit on CNN or FOX news. One of the special features on the DVD will be extensive interviews with our vets-turned-pornstars. There are eye-opening, hair-raising stories that will give you new, first-hand insight into what real war is all about. These men have a story to tell, and we are honored to be able to film this project.

Shots from the B Roll

GRUNTS News From the Front

Team Raging Stallion is still going strong, although after 11 days of shooting things are getting tough. It is hot and everyone is getting tired--everyone except the models! Last night saw a terrific three way with Max Schutler, Brodie Sinclair, and Luke Hass. The scene took place in the rec hall of an Army Base--built to look exactly like the rec halls in Iraq. Our team of military specialists put the final touches on the set to give it that special authentic look.

Brodie was in great form, hard as a rock and really getting into his co-star. Max Schutler was the bottom, and you better believe that these men looked great together. Max has put on about 15 pounds of muscle since we last saw him. He is hotter than ever. Brodie, ever the stud, delivered a great fuck before cumming on Max's torso. As soon as he blew his load, in came Luke Hass (who has a giant cock made for fucking!). Luke took control of the scene and fucked Max for the next three hours in three or four positions. It is another scene for the record books, all filmed and directed by Ben Leon. Ben is directing the final GRUNTS movie, giving me a rest after nearly two weeks of night and day work. Ben, who made his directorial debut with Manhattan last year, has become one of our company's top directors. His two-disc set "Playback", starring Roman Ragazzi, will be released next month. I am sure that his perspective on the military theme will result in some excellent and over-the-top footage.

More details tomorrow!

- From the B Roll -

GRUNTS: As If Things Could Not Get Any Better!!!

Here a GRUNT, there a GRUNT, Everywhere a GRUNT! It is pretty cool being on a private compound full of hot men decked out in military attire! As each day passes, things get hotter and hotter! New guys are coming in everyday--Max Schutler, Rafael Alencar, and Brodie Sinclair just arrived, all looking great.

So here is the rundown on the last 24 hours of shooting.

Yesterday morning we shot a fantastic two-way with Ricky Sinz and Kamrun--sergeant VS private in a display of rank and subordination. Kamrun has a huge uncut cock--the kind that raises eyebrows. It looks big and mean--almost scary, but at the same time seductive. Ricky, of course, took charge and delivered some first class fucking. Ricky's tattoos are excellent--perfectly fitted to his rock-hard, tight physique. It is another great scene.

Last night we shot two scenes at once. One was a fisting film directed by David Hempling up at the army base (ammunition carts make excellent platforms for butt play). Five guys handballed each other for hours, making excellent use of machine guns and hand grenades! But more on our fisting movie in a future update!

Meanwhile, of first camera crew was filming a shocking scene between Steve Cruz and Orlando Toro. These guys are near twins in appearance so we had them play brothers (the Ramirez Twins!). It was kind of freaky watching Steve and Orlando perform together--one almost could think a mirror was involved. We could see that they were turning each other on in a way that probably only twin brothers could! I am sure this scene will be very controversial, and some people will probably insist that they must be real brothers. Have no fear, they are not--Steve is all American, but Orlando comes from Spain (and does not even speak English!). If incest between hot gay brothers is your thing, this scene is going to become your favorite 30 minutes of porn.

Finally, this morning, we filmed a scene between Jake Deckard and Victor Steele. Words fail to come to mind to describe the footage. First of all, it was very, very hot--each man sweated like a pig under the green canvas tents. This made their stunning bodies pop even more--the body builder with the gymnast. There were elements of Kristen Bjorn, Cadinot, old Bullet Packs--simply put, this was a show-stopper performance by two of the hottest men alive.

I have to run now to build the next big set--a huge rec hall on the army base. We are planning to shoot some really nasty stuff, and we have the perfect cast to do it. Check back tomorrow for another update from Camp Porno!

GRUNTS - Week 2

Week two began with a bang--the kind of explosive sex that you would expect from a military porn shoot! We all took the afternoon off (it was over 100 degrees outside, too uncomfortable to work). As evening rolled around, our GRUNTS headed down into the pit--a huge deep hole in the ground where the Night Patrol orgy takes place.

As darkness fell over the rolling California hills, our lights came on and our men came down. The first pairing was Billy Berlin and Steve Cruz, RSS exclusives both. Billy has creamy white skin (which makes for a creamy white ass!), while Steve is dark chestnut and covered in thick black hair. I was worried about the lighting (because of the skin tone contrast), but everything looked great! Steve, usually a bottom boy, took over as top, pounding furiously with a wild look in his eyes. Billy loved it and the scene turned out wonderfully. As soon as the video cameras stopped, Geof Teague, our noted photographer, stepped in to take some of the stunning photos you are seeing on this blog.

Next up were Luke Hass, RJ Danvers (who just signed a long-term exclusive contract with us), and real-life marine Victor Steele. It was a three-way to remember--these guys were totally into each other and asked to work together. As a director, I love it when my men can't tear themselves apart! The connection was great and I made sure that we filmed it so that the camera captured it all.
Our final set up of the evening was Trey Casteel, Billy Berlin, and Antonio Biaggi. Trey, always the superstar, delivered a pounding that Billy took well. After a round of great penetration, Antonio stepped up to the plate with his massive, Puerto Rican cock! Billy loves huge things up his ass--and with Trey and Antonio swapping positions back an forth, he was in hog heaven! All in all it was a great night of filming that finally wrapped about 3 AM.
This morning we shot more b-roll (A-roll is the sex footage for a porn movie, while B-Roll is the non sex stuff--plots, images, etc., that come between the scenes and are also used for opening credits). We had our real army guys paint everyone in real camo paint, then we took to the hills for GRUNT training. Some of the photos here were taken during this shoot (again by Geof Teague). He has really captured the look and feel not only of today's Army, but of the GRUNTS shoot as well.


More tomorrow!!!!

The B-Roll Gallery








Naked Sword is the co-producer of GRUNTS

GRUNTS Orgy Catches Fire! (updated 7/26)

The GRUNTS shoot hit the one week mark and Team Raging Stallion began shooting the second of the series of Military epics. While the first movie was all about a military base and Boot Camp, the second film follows an eight-man team that heads out on Night Patrol. What the GRUNTS don't know is that the US Government is sending soldiers out into the field in order to test chemical weapons on them. The camp commanders snicker as the men march out on patrol because they know that tonight these unaware GRUNTS will be sprayed with Hydro-Spastic Nitrate, a chemical that makes the straightest of the straight into raging, testosterone-soaked homos. This is the story of the experiments behind the Pentagon's Gay Bomb--that period of experiments and testing to see if enemy troops could be turned gay. Sadly, this is based on a true story.

Cut to Camp Porno! Our men, headed by Patrol Leader Victor Steele, set off in full combat attire (molly packs, M-16s, grenades, helmets, LBVs--the whole thing). Two guys in this motley crew are the Ramirez twins, played by Steve Cruz and his real-life look-alike Orlando Toro. Brothers in Arms is the subtitle of this second film, and now you know why. Superman Trey Casteel, authentic Air Force vet Kamrun, macho stud Luke Hass, all-American bottom-boy RJ Danvers, and Antonio Biaggi (who has a nice, fat 10 inch cock) all set out into the sunset to set up camp.

Soon a blue cloud of strange smoke filters down over the camp, and before long rock hard cocks are being frantically devoured--these guys could suck peanut butter through a straw! Antonio's huge cock was a big hit, and Trey Casteel's energy dominated the scene. Victor Steele delivered a great performance with Luke Hass and RJ, while Steve and his brother sucked everyone they could find. Kamrun's huge black cock glistened in the moonlight, precum dripping from his uncut head. Cum shots signaled the end of this massive oral orgy, but these guys are not going to be satisfied with an oral-only taste of gay sex! But what's this?? Why are the Ramirez Brothers giving each other the hairy-eyeball? Something is going to happen here, but that shoot is still a few days off!

Trey Casteel next paired up with Steve Cruz for a furious fuck--the kind that only Trey Casteel can deliver! Cruz never looked better, and Trey blasted his butt like a howitzer!

Finally, at about 2AM, Trey and Steve shot their loads, ending another long day of work and play. The crew was as exhausted as the models and we all went to bed. Tonight the orgy continues, with focus on fucking. Hydro-Spastic Nitrate seems to really work.
Three non-sex related things came to my mind as I was trying to go to sleep last night after the shoot. The first is that I am really thankful that Raging Stallion has become big enough to spend almost $200,000 on a movie shoot. Big porn is fun both for the crew and for the models--and fans, I hope, really will take note of the special aspects of reality that all this money can buy. For example, the molly packs that each man carries on his back cost almost $300 each. The jeep was several thousand. Having enough models on set to create an army cost nearly $100,000. In a day when internet porn is sucking the life out of DVD sales for many companies, I really am thankful that Raging Stallion is still seeing rapid DVD growth. Our DVD sales are the reason that we are able to do this kind of shooting when many other studios are cutting back on production.
A second thing I was thinking about was the decision we made to hire as many real military men as possible. Guys like Kamrun (USAF), Rick Sinz (US ARMY), and Victor Steele (Marines) lend a very real sense of authenticity to this shoot. After one week of filming I can honestly say that this is the most authentic military porn movie ever made bar none. Readers of this blog can view the photos posted here and see exactly what I mean.

Finally, the third thing that kept me awake were my thoughts about Naked-Sword/AEBN. They are co-producers on this project, offering both encouragement and marketing support. Michael Stabile (who has become one of my close friends) and Tim Valenti have been driving forces behind GRUNTS. Thank you, guys--you are helping me make the film of my career!

GRUNTS gets serious

Last night we shot until about midnight, a pairing between new comer RJ Danvers and big-dicked Justin Christopher. Justin was in top form (as always!) and RJ was brilliant in his first major porn scene. RJ is a 19 year-old hairy, big dicked bottom! Obviously he needs to be a Raging Stallion Regular, so we signed him to a contract. We will have more about him in coming weeks here at the Chris Ward Porn Blog. Seeing Justin's cock ride in and out of RJ's hairy ass was pretty prime porn, let me tell you!
We were all up again at 7:00 AM to build the set for the 9:00 AM shoot between Roman Ragazzi and Ricky Sins. If there ever was a moment of perfect porn, this was it. This pairing, together with Roman and Jake Deckard's scene on the jeep, rank as some of the finest porn moments of the past few years. Ricky, tattoos shinning in the sunlight, delivered one of the most over-the-top performances ever--his filthy mouth as powerful as his rock hard cock! We filmed these guys on top of an old WWII ammunition cart, with cammo netting covering the sky. Can anyone say GayVN nominations????

We then took to the parade ground for footage of our 15 man unit being trained by our real Sgts. Ricky Sinz was a drill instructor in the Army, and he came up to me to suggest that he take our GRUNTS thru a real-live hour of parade deck training--learning how to march, do the formation thing, etc.
We also filmed this as a special feature for the DVDS (one of about 10 we have planned!). It was great, and after an hour of abuse, our GRUNTS looked like real soldiers.

Next we took our military jeep out for a drive to shoot some footage of Roman and Jake driving off to a hidden place on the base for some quick sex. As we were driving down a hill, the brakes gave out and we were all suddenly in real danger. As we approached 50 MPH on a winding dirt road, we all considered jumping out, but Roman (who was at the controls) saw a field with an incline--he aimed the jeep for it and we ran up the slope until the thing came to a stop. We were nearly killed. Very exciting stuff--the kind of thing that we are all now laughing about. We were lucky.

Just before dinner we shot a solo with RJ Danvers--wait until you see how he shoved a military flashlight up his ass!

Finally, it is my good news to report that Raging Stallion has signed Ricky Sinz to a long-term exclusive contract. He will become on the hottest men in porn over the next 12 months. More on that in a post-grunts press release!

Naked Sword is the co-producer of GRUNTS

GRUNTS Behind the Scenes - Day 4 - Long Day at Camp Porno

Hey Guys--I think I just shot one of the best scenes Raging Stallion has ever filmed! It was a long day here at Camp Porno with crew hard at work at 6:30 AM. We finally finished shooting at 2:30 AM--a very long day, full of some of the hottest sex we have ever seen. Days like this are when I like my job the best !!!
The morning saw Jake Deckard and Roman Ragazzi sucking each other off on top of our vintage 1944 Willys Army Jeep. This jeep is over the top--it has an authentic 50mm machine gun that mounts in the center. Jake and Roman worked the jeep from one end to the other, two triumphant Titans battling for a taste of Cock! We only shot the oral part, reserving an entire second day for the fucking. We finished up with Jake and Roman at about noon, just in time for the arrival of our gun consultant team--a group of real retired Army Rangers who brought with them a pile of working guns! Its a war movie guys, and you can't have a war movie without some real live shooting!

We got our crew of GRUNTS to the firing line set which was decked out in machine guns, artillery carts, sand bags and targets. With the entire platoon in position, firing live ammo, I really thought I was a Hollywood director. Honestly, I have never experienced anything like it! The only real complication was that all the new Army Issue firearms use smokeless gunpowder--horrible for me as a director since I had no smoke to show the guns were actually firing. A little jerk of recoil was not very impressive. So I came up with the idea of having the guys miss the targets, hitting the chalky dirt around the targets to show a puff of dust when the bullets hit. This worked great--although it made our GRUNTS look like a guys who couldn't shoot straight!!! Anyway, at least everyone can see that we are using real ammo!
We then had to light our set for the big group scene--six guys at night at a tent army base. As you can see from the photos, we hit a home run on set design! We started filming some bunk house ruff housing at 8:00 pm, just as the sun was going down. This quickly turned into a six-GRUNT blow job scene, which then segued into a series of fuck pairings. First up was Mason Garret, Kamrun, and Big Dicked Justin Christopher--it was a great three way plow fuck--you know the kind you get when you have a nine inch thick cock to work with! Great cum shots were the transition to the second set up--Ricky Sinz came in and blew us all away when he fucked Mason into oblivion. Ricky Sinz is the hottest new star I have seen in the past year! Next he fucked River Fiasco (what a great name!!) before turning his attention to RJ Danvers, another new discovery. RJ is a huge, hairy 19-year old stud who is going to take the porn world by storm. All of these guys took Ricky like pros, delivering what I think may be some of the most erotic footage I have ever directed. We were all in bed by 3:00 am, each of us probably jerking off to what we had just witnessed.

Chris

GRUNTS Behind the Scenes - Day 3 - The Action Begins

Day three of the GRUNTS shoot went very well--we were all very excited to start filming SEX!!!! It was a long day, so let's get started.

First up, we had Jake Deckard shooting a solo with Kamrun, a hot actor making his RSS debut. Kamrun was in the Air Force, so we also did an extensive behind the scenes interview with him about his military life as part of the solo. Jake is shooting a series of these interview/jack-offs with all of the seven models who have served in the military. We are all pretty stoked about having so many real military veterans in our shoot, and we plan to release Jake's special feature as a real eye-opening look into the life of Gay men in today's military.
Ricky Sinz, Jake Deckard, and Roman Ragazzi then put on their sergeant uniforms and took our team of grunts thru basic training--barbed wire, tire exercises, 100 yard dashes and, to top it all off, we dug a 10 foot deep pit and had everyone try to scramble up the vertical, dirt walls in 30 seconds.
Then night came and our first full-on scene was shot between newcomer Luke Hass and RSS superstar Roman Ragazzi. Without going into too much detail (they are calling me back to the set right now), let me tell you that this is an award winner hands down! Huge cock and hungry ass--it was a show-stopper.

Until tomorrow!

Chris

GRUNTS Behind the Scenes - Day 1

The first day of the GRUNTS shoot went very well, little drama but lots of hard work. The models are only now starting to come in. Roman Ragazzi just arrived looking better than ever, Ricky Sins--a new stud who is going to make you groan!--came in late last night, as did Kamrun. All three of these men served in the military, so it was pretty amazing when they all confirmed that our military base looked, felt, and even smelled like the real thing!

Most of our day was spent building the base--tents had to be set up, jeeps oiled, guns unloaded, flagpoles set into the ground, camo nets untangled, ammo crates unpacked, military cots set up, sand bags filled, foxholes dug, and a myriad other tough jobs. The heat pounded down from above (temp in the upper 90s). All of us couldn't help but think about how tough life must be for guys who are really in the army--never mind that they also work under the threat of roadside bombs and sniper attacks. And for what cause??? More on politics later....

One troubling event of the day was a huge dirt devil--a dry, sand-filled tornado--that took aim at our camp! Just like in the Wizard of Oz, the twister came straight towards us, menacing and pretty scary. It tore thru the camp, taking down two tents and throwing 25 lb ammunition cans all over the base. If anyone had been there they might have been seriously hurt. It was strange to see a "tornado" come out of a perfectly clear sky! Sadly, we did not catch it on film....

Here are some photos of the base, the jeep, and some of the guys. Jake Deckard and Steve Cruz are here not only as stars, but also as production guys. Jake is filming a behind the scenes feature about all the guys who served in the army and are now in porn, and Steve, who just got his first video camera, is filming his experience as a model for another behind the scenes feature.

We start filming sex tomorrow, so check back here for ongoing daily updates!

Chris

Chris and Ben

Raging Stallion Goes on the Road

Hey Guys--Chris Ward here. Its Tuesday in sunny San Francisco and we are all excited about the start of our big military adventure movie--GRUNTS! We leave tomorrow morning at 8 AM for what is scheduled to be a three-week shoot. The pre-production work on the shoot is now pretty much finished and now we move directly into principal photography.

As I walked around the studio where items are being staged to load up onto trucks, I am amazed at the size of this movie project. This is the biggest porn production in recent years, and it is going to take a 20-foot truck and six other smaller vehicles to get us and our equipment up to the location.

So what kind of items does one need to take along for an away shoot? Well, a partial list might include twenty C-Stands and high rollers, a large light kit consisting of fifteen 2,000 watt lights, six daylight balanced lights of various sizes, six 1,000 watt lights, two Kino Flow bank lights and fill lights. We also are taking 2,500 feet of high-voltage extension cords (that is almost half a mile of cable!). We have three new HD cameras and all the equipment that goes with them. One thing I like to do on away shoots is to have two film crews shooting different scenes in different places at the same time--which means we need lots of cameras.

In the prop department, we have additional trucks heading to Los Angeles to pick up jeeps, tents, guns, cannons, and an assortment of items from the Hollywood prop houses. We have an entire portable army base, including numerous tents (some of them are huge--36 feet long). We have 20 bunks, pool tables for the rec hall, a portable army kitchen that can feed our crew of 30 men as well as the many reporters and photographers that are coming thru to cover the shoot. We have wardrobe for 25 GRUNTS and sergeants, flags, banners, and benches. Twenty six stuffed duffle bags will give us something to fuck on, and ten 30 by 50 cammo nets will protect us from the blazing heat of the sun.

Logistics are a principal concern--just like in the army! We have to feed between 25 and 35 people each day, three times per day! that is over one thousand meals! We have three cooks on staff, and Costco is going to love us.

With over 20 models in the shoot, model fees are over $100,000, and air fairs for all these guys ran almost $20,000.

As you can see, the cost of this production is enormous, so these movies had better pay off. I am reminded of when Fox tried to shoot Cleopatra in the early 1960s--it nearly bankrupted the studio! I sure hope I am doing the right thing by betting on GRUNTS being the biggest blockbuster ever!

I hope to report the progress of the shoot on a daily basis here at my blog. Stay tuned for new photos and commentary on sex scenes shot each and every day. It is going to be busy, fucking here and fucking there--I hope I can keep up with it all!!!

Raging Stallion and NakedSword-AEBN Announce Co-Production Deal

Military Film Trilogy to Feature Heavy VOD branding
and Exclusive Supporting Content

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - San Francisco-based Raging Stallion Studios and adult video-on-demand powerhouse NakedSword-AEBN today announced a major joint production venture to be shot this summer at an undisclosed location in Northern California. Entitled GRUNTS, the project is the most ambitious production undertaken in gay porn in recent years. Grunts is envisioned as an "army movie to end all army movies" and has an estimated budget of about $175,000 ($105,000 in model fees alone). Almost every hot star in the industry is cast in the two-week long shoot. Grunts will be released as three two-disc sets in January, March, and May of 2008.

Raging Stallion has pulled out all the stops for this film, renting real Army Jeeps and complete, authentic military costumes for the 20-plus cast members. An entire portable field army base was purchased for this shoot and numerous props were rented from Hollywood prop houses (including howitzer guns, machine guns, and two truck loads of generic military equipment).

"Grunts is the movie I have been waiting to make," said Director Chris Ward. "Our rapidly expanding DVD sales have allowed us to really step up high-end production. Many studios are abandoning the 'big movie' format, but we are hopeful to keep on making the kind of blockbuster epics that have made us the top-selling studio in the country." Grunts is Ward's 125th film and will be a crown jewel in his 10-year long directing career. Ward recently received the GayVN Hall of Fame Award and his film Arabesque was the top selling picture in gay erotica in 2006.

“NakedSword is growing rapidly in scope and as a brand, and the Grunts project is one of our first steps in that direction,” said Michael Stabile, Director of Marketing for NakedSword. “Raging Stallion offered us an unprecedented branding opportunity and is allowing us to work closely with them to produce the behind-the-scenes footage, exclusive interviews and special features that have given NakedSword a competitive edge among porn consumers.” NakedSword has worked with Raging Stallion before as a bonus-content provider for the studio’s Arabesque (2005) and Lords of the Jungle (2006).

NakedSword will receive co-production credits, a prominent front-of-box logo, point-of-sale promotional opportunities and branding across all ads and promotions. In addition, NakedSword will be the primary brand on each of the bonus DVDs. Stabile acknowledged that several other similar deals, with multiple studios and at various stage of development, are in the works.

Michael Brandon, producer and casting director, has pulled together a wonderful mix of RSS exclusive talent and new discoveries to form an Army of Men that will conquer the hearts and minds of the gay world! "I'm so excited and looking forward to working with these guys!" noted Brandon. "The quality and enthusiasm of each model is really inspiring! Grunts is going to be The Porn Event for 2008." The cast was carefully chosen to include as many army vets as possible--seven men in the movie served in Iraq and will be interviewed as part of an extended set of special features that are expected to run several hours. The cast of this Chris Ward feature film is:

Raging Stallion Exclusives:

Jake Deckard
Justin Christopher
Billy Berlin
Roman Ragazzi
Brodie Sinclair
Steve Cruz


Non-Exclusives:

Orlando Toro
Ricky Sinz
Mason Garet
Luke Hass
Kamrun
River Fiasco
Mason Wyler
Rafael Alencar
Trey Casteel
Dominic Pacifico
Max Schutler
Aaron Summers
Jay Mack
RJ Danver

For more information please contact:

Chris Ward
President
Raging Stallion Studios, Inc
415-503-1969
www.ragingstallion.com

Or

Michael Stabile
Director of Marketing
www.NakedSword.com
Michael@nakedsword.com
415.538.9000 x115

Raging Stallion's Mirage Hits #1 on JRL Charts

Mirage, director Chris Ward's Arabian Adventure film, hit the number on spot on various video tracking charts this week, confirming what the studio sales department already knew--Mirage is the biggest hit of the first half of 2007 in the entire gay porn industry. With sales breaking records every day, Mirage continues to build a head of steam fueled by strong word of mouth and an ambitious advertising campaign. In a remarkable development, Mirage is being sold across the entire industry in places quite unexpected--the two disc set can be purchased not only at Raging Stallion, but also at Hot House and Falcon. Pacific Sun and Marina Pacific also carry the blockbuster film.

"Mirage is a great film and I am glad to see customers responding strongly to it" said Ward. "I am really very pleased with its performance so far and look forward to strong sales over the course of the next few months. The guys in the film were outstanding--one of the hottest casts we have ever assembled! Just look at the poster!!!"

The release of Mirage has also given new life to sales of Arabesque (which was 2006's top selling title). Arabesque has passed the 25,000 units sold and continues to move over 250 additional units every month. It is a certified blockbuster and is now closing in on becoming one of the top grossing films of all time.

Mirage has been in general release since June 1 and has had the strong support of TLA and GayDVD.com as principal retailers. Reviews of the film are now flooding in, all of which have stated that Jake Deckard and Steve Cruz have given award worthy performances. Mirage is also touted as the movie to beat at next year's award shows.

For more information visit RagingStallion.com

To Buy Mirage, visit these on-line retailers or
ask for it at your local video store:

Ragingstallion.com
GayDVD.com
TLAvideo.com
HotHouse.com
Falconstudios.com

Loss of a Bright Star

Kent North killed himself on July 4th. A Hot House exclusive, Kent was one of the top stars in the industry, a power fisting superstar who, like Matthieu Paris, defined an era in fisting film history. This was a totally unexpected development and the guys at Hot House are pretty shaken up by it. I was never able to direct him in a film, but I admired his work from afar.

Please remember Kent in your thoughts from time to time. He was one of our own.

Chris Ward